Full-Time MBA - STEM Program

There is no city in the world like San Francisco. Transform your career in the SF Bay Area with the USF Full-Time MBA.

Build the essential skills to lead successful, sustainable businesses in the most entrepreneurial city in the world and beyond.

• The USF full-time MBA degree offers you a personalized path to business leadership.
• World-class academic content and expert, dedicated faculty
• Career-oriented co-curricular activities and events
• Collaboration with extensive Bay Area School of Management alumni and company networks

Diverse colleagues

As part of the Full-Time MBA program, you’ll learn with a select cohort of professionals who come from around the world to experience San Francisco’s innovative business culture first-hand.

Small classes

The University of San Francisco has small class sizes of 20-30 students, and our cohort system means that collaboration and cooperation are more than just leadership ideals we teach—they are fundamental to the infrastructure of your program.

Leadership

The Full-Time MBA prepares you for ethical and entrepreneurial leadership through experiential learning — and invaluable professional exposure in the city that is synonymous with innovation.

Two-year Program In The Heart of San Francisco

• Our location in downtown San Francisco gives you access to a strong professional network with leading organizations in the Bay Area.
• An enriching program curriculum reflects the USF Jesuit tradition of social responsibility and conscious reflection while also providing you with a competitive advantage.
• Personalized courses and program experience tailored to reflect your career goals and interests from the beginning prepare you for the specific markets, fields, and careers you want to pursue—starting in your first year. Career Accelerator Platforms or with an MBA Concentration.

What to Expect

Year 1

Fall Semester includes core courses to cover business fundamentals, such as accounting, finance, marketing, data analysis, ethics, economics, and leadership. You'll also explore your options for choosing one of three Career Accelerator Platforms, and select the members of your Personal Advisory Board.

Spring Semester is when you choose your Career Accelerator Platform, select three elective courses within this Platform, and take two more of your core curriculum studies.

Summer Study is the ideal time to pursue a summer internship and connect with potential employers. You can also gain first-hand consulting experience through the Malloy Group for Organizational Science Consulting, conduct an independent project to strengthen your career skill set or pursue coursework across disciplines with electives courses.

Year 2

Fall Semester gives you plenty of opportunities to take electives within your Career Accelerator Platform, or perhaps re-evaluate your path and select alternative elective courses outside your Platform. You'll also determine your innovation project and select the company you'll work with throughout the semester.

Spring Semester culminates your work in the program, as you meet with your personal advisory board, present your innovation project to your classmates, view other student's work, and reflect on your experience as a whole.

At USF, you earn an MBA where business happens. You’ll receive a career-focused education that offers intimate instruction and specialized work experience to align with your professional goals. Just as importantly, unparalleled proximity to all Bay Area industries — finance, technology, nonprofit, to name just a few — provides networking opportunities you’ll find nowhere else. You’ll be able to form connections with professionals from international organizations and corporations, participate in multiple internships and gain broad experience across industries, and benefit from face-to-face meetings with prospective employers.

Career Outcomes

Graduates of the USF Full-Time MBA program have achieved success in their careers all over the globe, joining and leading teams at companies including Salesforce, Porsche Ventures, Gap, Kaiser, Rodan & Fields, CloudFlare, SAP, Walmart, Kabam, Credit Sesame, United Nations, and more.

Recent employers

A selection of companies and organizations that have hired recent graduates within the past five years, 2015-2019.

Job functions – Class of 2019

Based on graduates from the Class of 2019 who found full-time roles, launched a company, or returned to a family business.

• Marketing & Sales 28%
• Data/Business Analytics 21%
• General Management 13%
• Business Development 11%
• Finance & Accounting 10%
• Human Resources 10%
• Legal 7%

Industry – Class of 2019

Based on graduates from the Class of 2019 who found full-time roles, launched a company, or returned to a family business.

• Technology 43%
• Financial Services 17%
• Nonprofit/Government 10%
• Healthcare 7%
• Venture Capital 3%
• Other* 20%

*Other encompasses all graduates who were the only student in their cohort to work in their chosen industry